After the Rain

The grey sky has cleared to a pure blue The angry weather has ceased, leading To a golden day, I am alive I take off and I am Running along in a luscious meadow Soft and squishy, after the rain New and fresh, like a newborn child He is free of worries and problems A clean slate after darkness I am different in this light Tore off my clothes to feel The sunshine on my bare skin I needed to experience rebirth just as the earth did An arc in the skin, painted with colors Wading through wet grass with Outstretched arms, I breathe in the freshness Dirt covers my body and I bend Down to the ground and pick a fresh pink flower Put it in my hair and spin around Looking to the sky, filled with air I feel light like a feather and the wind ruffles My hair softly, I feel like I could Float away on the airwaves I am free and alone in a vast Land and I am unknown but I feel Important and happy Happy yes, happy That is new, just as the earth feels After a dark rain storm

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